The start of the game was to be delayed by about an hour, with the puck now slated to drop at 1:38 p.m. The opening faceoff between the Rangers and Devils was to be at 12:30 p.m.; the NHL said the teams will start warmups at 1 p.m.

The temperature at the scheduled game time in the Bronx was 23 degrees, with a wind-chill factor of 14 degrees. But it was also sunny, which prompted the grounds crew to delay pulling a sheet of plastic off the rink built on the Yankee Stadium diamond. The conditions didn’t stop youth players in Rangers and Devils jerseys from playing a pickup game on a smaller rink in front of the main rink.